China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions
A worker at a garment factory last month in Guangzhou, the export hub in southern China.
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Pakistan’s Leaders May Talk Tough, but War With India Is the Last Thing Pakistanis Want
Zakir Khan reading a newspaper on Thursday at a stand in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, owned by Nazaman Abbasi, left. The headline reads: “America comes in full force to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan.”
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There’s Never Been a Pope From the U.S. Could Cardinal Prevost Change That?
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has said that a church leader is “called authentically to be humble, to be close to the people he serves, to walk with them, to suffer with them.”
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A Pastor of the Poor Skilled in Conflict Resolution
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi leading a prayer for Pope Francis’ health at the Church of San Domenico in Bologna, Italy, in February.
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Life in Ukraine Has Become More Dangerous Since Cease-Fire Talks Began
Sumy, Ukraine, a day after Russian ballistic missiles struck the city on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35.
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Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Presidential Palace in Damascus
Syrian security forces checking vehicles at the entrance of the Druse town of Sahnaya, Syria, on Thursday.
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Reform U.K. Wins Special Election in Runcorn by Just 6 Votes
Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform U.K. party, center, celebrating in the early hours of Friday.
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Russell Brand Is Granted Bail in U.K. Court Hearing on Rape Charges
Russell Brand arriving at court in London on Friday. He is facing several charges of sexual assault.
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U.S. Moves to Blacklist Huione Group Over Money Laundering Ties
Huione Pay headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in March.
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South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
Lee Ju-Ho, South Korea’s education minister and acting president, presiding over the national security council at the government complex in Seoul on Friday.
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Lost in the ‘Death Realm’ of El Salvador’s Prisons
Mr. Vega and his wife, Marta González, with photographs of their sons.
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50 Years After the U.S. Left Vietnam, Another Retreat Is Shaking Asia
Chinese soldiers taking part in a parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War.
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Kenyan Lawmaker Is Shot Dead by Motorcycle-Riding Assailant
Police officers and hospital staff carrying a coffin with the body of the lawmaker Charles Were at Nairobi Hospital on Wednesday.
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Exxon and Chevron Report Lower Profits While Girding for Tariffs
Many larger oil and gas companies have said they would stick to their production plans for the year.
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Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116
A handout photo showing Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, at age 116, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Guinness World Records declared her the world’s oldest person in January.
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Friday Briefing
Michael Waltz boarding Air Force One on Tuesday.
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What Australia’s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy
The Mount Owen coal mine in Ravensworth, Australia, in 2022.
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on May 2025
Why Donald Trump Looms Over Australia’s Election
This election has the most fraught geopolitical backdrop in recent memory for Australia. Last week, some voters cast early ballots at a polling station in Sydney.
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on May 2025
Marco Rubio Adds a New Title Under Trump: Interim National Security Adviser
Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month. Mr. Rubio is now the head of four government agencies.
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Friday Briefing: A White House Shake-Up
Michael Waltz boarding Air Force One on Tuesday.
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Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria
A funeral procession for Druse fighters killed in attacks by extremists on the Druse city of Jaramana, Syria, on Wednesday.
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What to Know About Syria’s Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises
A funeral procession of killed Druse fighters after attacks by extremists on neighborhoods around the capital, Damascus, that are home to many Druse.
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U.S. and U.N. Urge De-escalation Between India and Pakistan
Indian security forces on Wednesday guard the way to Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, Kashmir, the site of a recent terror attack.
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Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103
Odile de Vasselot in 2021. Her Resistance career resembled that of many others, with one key difference: In a largely working-class movement, she was an aristocrat.
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Trans Women Banned From Competing in Women’s Soccer in England
A Women’s Super League match between Arsenal and Leicester City in London last month.
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Fatal Storm Rips Through Oklahoma and Texas, Flooding Roads
Heavy rain fell on Dallas on Wednesday, and there were more storms in the forecast.
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on May 2025
Israeli Firefighters Gain Control Over Blaze Near Jerusalem
Dropping water to extinguish a wildfire in Latrun, central Israel, on Thursday.
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North Korea and Russia Build First Cross-Border Road Bridge
A photo released by North Korean state media on Wednesday showed officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for a bridge spanning the Tumen River and linking North Korea to Russia.
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on May 2025
Trump Ties Himself to Future of Ukraine With Minerals Deal
An open-pit titanium mine in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine in February.
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A Contender for the Papacy Known for Promoting Dialogue With Other Faiths
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline attending a Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
South Korea’s Acting President Han Duck-Soo Resigns
South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo announced his resignation on Thursday.
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Kashmir Is a Wonderland. An Attack Shows It Is Also a Cradle of Despair.
Locals walking through the debris of a demolished house in Kashmir, on Tuesday. Indian authorities destroyed the building after suspecting that its owners were connected to last week’s terrorist attack in the territory.
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Thursday Briefing
A uranium mine in Neopalymivka, Ukraine.
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What to Know About the First U.K. Local Elections Under Keir Starmer
A polling site for local election in Rickmansworth, England, on Thursday. Fewer areas are voting this year, because of a planned reorganization.
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on May 2025
Man Accused of Hacking Climate Groups Can Be Sent to U.S., Judge Says
An ExxonMobil facility in Louisiana. A lobbying firm that worked for the oil company is accused of hiring hackers to target environmentalists.
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Thursday Briefing: Anger Is Building in India
The government in Gujarat razed about 2,000 huts in a settlement that it said was occupied illegally by Bangladeshis.
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on May 2025
A.I. Can Trick You, Warns Book That Hid A.I.’s Help Writing It
The cover of the book, with its authorship attributed to an invented philosopher.
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on May 2025
Swedish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old After 3 Are Shot
Police officers on Wednesday near the site of a deadly shooting the day before in Uppsala, Sweden.
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King Charles Issues Message of Support to Fellow Cancer Patients
King Charles III with guests during a reception to celebrate the charitable work being undertaken by local and national cancer charities and support organizations, at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
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Wildfires in Israel Force Towns Near Jerusalem to Evacuate
A helicopter dropping water to fight a wildfire near Latrun, Israel, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to Foreign Government
Eric Trump looking at a model of a planned Trump project with officials in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Somalia Bars Taiwanese Passport Holders From Entering the Country
The Taiwan representative office in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Taiwan opened the mission in 2020 and appointed an ambassador to the enclave, as the two territories sought to deepen ties.
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5 Takeaways: Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Migrants to El Salvador
President Nayib Bukele, left, and President Trump during a meeting at the Oval Office in April, weeks after 200 Venezuelan migrants were sent from the United States to a prison in El Salvador.
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on May 2025
Man Who Tried to Enter Israeli Embassy in London Charged With Terror Offense
The street leading to the Israeli Embassy in London in 2023.
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Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel
A funeral for members of a Druse militia who were killed fighting in Jaramana, a city on the outskirts of Damascus, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Ho Chi Minh City Celebrates the Fall of Saigon With a Parade
In addition to Vietnamese troops, Chinese soldiers took part in the parade, which drew thousands of people.
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on May 2025
South Korea to Use Drones to Deter Birds After Deadly Jeju Air Crash
Muan International Airport, where Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed in December, is situated close to wetlands that are a habitat for many birds.
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U.K. Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen
A building in northern Yemen that was hit in a previous strike. In March, President Trump ordered an intensified campaign — known as “Operation Rough Rider” — against Houthi targets in the country.
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on May 2025
Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
Amid Sectarian Violence in a Syrian City, Even the Funerals Are Armed
100 Days of Solitude: Trump and the Retreat of America
Christina Leitzel’s ‘Fun’ Prosthetic Eyes are Designed to Stand Out